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ICICI Direct Vs HDFC Securities (Compare ICICI Direct and HDFC Securities)

The side-by-side comparison of ICICI Direct and HDFC Securities. Compare ICICI Direct Vs HDFC Securities brokerage, charges, leverage, margin, demat account and intraday trading. Find which is best ICICI Direct vs HDFC Securities?

ICICI Direct
ICICI Direct is a retail trading and investment service from ICICI Securities, the largest retail stock broker firm in India offering a wide range of investment options to the retail and institutional customers. ICICI Securities is part of ICICI Group, India's top financial service provider offering banking and other financial services. ICICI Securities offers 'online trading and investment' services to over 20 lakhs customers through ICICI Direct (ICICIDirect.com). ICICIDirect.com is the flags...

HDFC Securities
HDFC Securities(HDFCsec) is Equity Trading Company of HDFC Bank. HDFC Securities provide both online trading and trading on phone. The HDFC Securities trading account has a unique 3-in-1 feature that integrates your HDFC Securities trading account with your existing HDFC bank savings account and existing Demat account. Funds / shares are seamlessly moved from the linked Demat/Bank account to execute the transactions. HDFCsec provides Cash-n-Carry on both NSE and BSE, Day trading on both NSE and...

ICICI Direct Vs HDFC Securities

Incorporated in 2000, ICICI Direct is a Full Service Broker. It offers trading at BSE, NSE. It has 154 branches across India. Incorporated in 2002, HDFC Securities is a Full Service Broker. It offers trading at BSE, NSE. It has 270 branches across India.

	ICICI Direct	HDFC Securities
Type of Broker	Full Service Broker	Full Service Broker
Supported Exchnages	BSE, NSE	BSE, NSE
Account Type	3-in-1 Account (I-Secure Plan)	Online Trading
Year of Incorporation	2000	2002
Number of Branches	154	270
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ICICI Direct Vs HDFC Securities Charges & AMC

ICICI Direct trading account opening charges is Rs 0 while HDFC Securities account opening changes is Rs 999. ICICI Direct Demat Account AMC Charges is Rs 700 (from 2nd year) and HDFC Securities Demat Account AMC Charges is Rs 750.

	ICICI Direct	HDFC Securities
Trading Account Opening Charges	Rs 0	Rs 999
Trading Account AMC Charges	Rs 0	Rs 0
Demat Account Opening Charges	Rs 0	Rs 0
Demat Account AMC Charges	Rs 700 (from 2nd year)	Rs 750

ICICI Direct Vs HDFC Securities Brokerage Charges & Plans

ICICI Direct Vs HDFC Securities Brokerage

ICICI Direct brokerage charges for equity is 0.55% and intraday is 0.275% whereas HDFC Securities brokerage charges for equity is 0.50% and intraday is 0.05%.

	ICICI Direct	HDFC Securities
Account Type	3-in-1 Account (I-Secure Plan)	Online Trading
Fixed Charges		NA
Equity Delivery Brokerage	0.55%	0.50%
Equity Intraday Brokerage	0.275%	0.05%
Equity Futures Brokerage	0.05% to 0.03%	0.05%
Equity Options Brokerage	Rs 95 to Rs 35 per lot	Rs 100 per lot or 1% of the premium (whichever is higher)
Currency Futures Trading Brokerage	0.050% to 0.030%	Rs 23 per contract
Currency Options Trading Brokerage	Rs 25 to Rs 10 per lot	Rs 20 per contract
Commodity Futures Trading Brokerage	NA	0.02% for Intraday / 0.025% for positional
Commodity Options Trading Brokerage	NA	0.02% for Intraday / 0.025% for positional
Special Offer	Special Offer: Get ICICI Direct 3-in-1 account, an integrated trading + demat + bank account for one-click investment in stock market and mutual funds. Request a Callback.	Special Offer: Rs 750 Demat account AMC fee waived off for the first year. Get HDFC 3-in-1 account, integrated trading + demat + saving bank account for seamless investing in stock market and mutual funds. Request a Callback.

ICICI Direct Vs HDFC Securities Brokerage Plan 2

	ICICI Direct	HDFC Securities
Account Type	I-Saver Plan	Online Trading
Fixed Charges		NA
Equity Delivery Brokerage	0.75% to 0.25%	0.50%
Equity Intraday Brokerage	0.75% to 0.25%	0.05%
Equity Futures Brokerage	0.05% to 0.03%	0.05%
Equity Options Brokerage	Rs 95 to Rs 65 per lot	Rs 100 per lot or 1% of the premium (whichever is higher)
Currency Futures Trading Brokerage	0.05% to 0.03%	Rs 23 per contract
Currency Options Trading Brokerage	0.25 to Rs 65 per lot	Rs 20 per contract
Commodity Futures Trading Brokerage	NA	0.02% for Intraday / 0.025% for positional
Commodity Options Trading Brokerage	NA	0.02% for Intraday / 0.025% for positional
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ICICI Direct Vs HDFC Securities Brokerage Plan 3

	ICICI Direct	HDFC Securities
Account Type	ICICIdirect Prime Plan	Online Trading
Fixed Charges	Rs 900	NA
Equity Delivery Brokerage	0.25%	0.50%
Equity Intraday Brokerage	0.25%	0.05%
Equity Futures Brokerage	0.025%	0.05%
Equity Options Brokerage	Rs 35	Rs 100 per lot or 1% of the premium (whichever is higher)
Currency Futures Trading Brokerage	Rs 0	Rs 23 per contract
Currency Options Trading Brokerage	Rs 0	Rs 20 per contract
Commodity Futures Trading Brokerage	NA	0.02% for Intraday / 0.025% for positional
Commodity Options Trading Brokerage	NA	0.02% for Intraday / 0.025% for positional
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ICICI Direct Charges Vs HDFC Securities

Minimum Brokerage Charges	Rs 35 per trade	Rs 25 plus taxes
Other Brokerage Charges
Call & Trade Charges	Rs 25 per call after first 20 free calls per month	Rs 0

ICICI Direct Vs HDFC Securities Transaction Charges

ICICI Direct transaction charges for options is Rs 5000 per Cr (0.05%) (on premium) while HDFC Securities exchange transaction charges for options is 0.050% (on premium).

	ICICI Direct	HDFC Securities
Equity Delivery	NSE Rs 310 per Cr (0.0031%) \| BSE Rs 280 per Cr (0.0028%) (each side)	0.00325%
Equity Intraday	NSE Rs 310 per Cr (0.0031%) \| BSE Rs 280 per Cr (0.0028%) (each side)	0.00325%
Equity Futures	Rs 180 per Cr (0.0018%)	.00190%
Equity Options	Rs 5000 per Cr (0.05%) (on premium)	0.050% (on premium)
Currency Futures	Rs 120 per Cr (0.0012%)	0.00110%
Currency Options	Rs 5000 per Cr (0.05%) (on premium)	0.040% (on premium)
Commodity	NA	NA
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ICICI Direct Vs HDFC Securities Leverage (Margin)

ICICI Direct provides the margin of Upto 25x for intraday trades whereas the HDFC Securities margin for intraday cash is Upto 20x.

	ICICI Direct	HDFC Securities
Equity Delivery	5x with Interest	2x with Intrest
Equity Intraday	Upto 25x	Upto 20x
Equity Futures	4x	Nil
Equity Options	2x for shorting	Nil
Currency Futures	NA	Nil
Currency Options	NA	Nil
Commodity Futures	NA	Nil
Commodity Options
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Compare ICICI Direct and HDFC Securities Features

The trading platforms offered ICICI Direct include ICICIdirect.com (website), Trade Racer, ICICIDirect Mobile App. HDFC Securities offers ProTerminal, Blink, smallcase, Voice Enabled Investing, Mobile Trading App, Digify trading software.

	ICICI Direct	HDFC Securities
3 in 1 Account
Charting
Automated Trading
SMS Alerts
Online Demo
Online Portfolio
Margin Trading Funding Available
Margin Against Shares (Equity Cash)
Margin Against Shares (Equity F&O)
Trading Platform	ICICIdirect.com (website), Trade Racer, ICICIDirect Mobile App	ProTerminal, Blink, smallcase, Voice Enabled Investing, Mobile Trading App, Digify
Intraday Square-off Time	3:30 PM	3:30 PM
Other Features	Bullet Trading, Can trade in 32 exchanges through Saxo Trader	E-Margin, ENCASH,
Referral Program
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ICICI Direct Vs HDFC Securities Review

ICICI Direct is rated 2.4 of 5 based on 437 customer reviews whereas HDFC Securities is rated 2.2 of 5 based on 199 customer reviews.

	ICICI Direct	HDFC Securities
	437 Customer Reviews	199 Customer Reviews
Fees
Trading Brokerage
Trading Platform Usability
Customer Service
Research Capabilities
Overall Ratings
Broker Rating	ICICI Direct is rated 2.4 of 5 based on 437 customer reviews	HDFC Securities is rated 2.2 of 5 based on 199 customer reviews

Contact Broker / Request A Call Back

	ICICI Direct Enquire	HDFC Securities Enquire
Contact Broker	Get ICICI Direct 3-in-1 account, an integrated trading + demat + bank account for one-click investment in stock market and mutual funds. Request a Callback. Name Phone # Email City Name State Are you a day trader?	Rs 750 Demat account AMC fee waived off for the first year. Get HDFC 3-in-1 account, integrated trading + demat + saving bank account for seamless investing in stock market and mutual funds. Request a Callback. Name Phone # Email City Name State Are you a day trader?

ICICI Direct Vs HDFC Securities Investment Options

	ICICI Direct	HDFC Securities
Stock / Equity
Commodity
Currency
Initial Public Offers (IPO)
Mutual Funds
Bond / NCD
Debt
Other Investment Options	Equity, Derivatives, Currency, Mutual Funds, ETF, Insurance, FD/Bonds, Loans, Tax, ELocker, NPS	Insurance, FD, NCD, Bond, NPS, Loan, NRI Trading

ICICI Direct Vs HDFC Securities Order Type Offered

	ICICI Direct	HDFC Securities
Bracket Order
Cover Order
Buy Today Sell Tomorrow (BTST)
Sell Today Buy Tomorrow (STBT)
After Market Order(AMO)
Good Till Cancelled (GTC)
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ICICI Direct Vs HDFC Securities Research Report

	ICICI Direct	HDFC Securities
Daily Market Report
Free Tips
Quarterly Result Analysis
News Alerts

ICICI Direct Vs HDFC Securities Suitable For Investor Type

	ICICI Direct	HDFC Securities
Casual Investor
Active Investor
Trader

ICICI Direct Vs HDFC Securities - Pros and Cons

	ICICI Direct	HDFC Securities
Pros	Offers 3-in-1 account which makes stock market investment very easy for casual investors. Wide range of investment options available under one portal. Provides a low bandwidth website which works well where internet connection is slow. GTC (good till cancellation) and off-market hours order placement facility is very useful.	The 3-in-1 account, which includes HDFC Bank Account, HDFC Securities Trading Account and HDFC Securities Demat Account, is the best offering for retail investors in India as it provides easiest way to invest in stock market and other financial instruments.
Cons	ICICI Security charges highest brokerage in comparison to most of the retail brokers in India. Very high 'minimum brokerage' of Rs 35 per trade or 2.5% of the trade value whichever is lower. Poor performance of website is reported in peak hours of trading. Trading Terminal (Trade Racer) cost Rs 75 per month if brokerage paid in a month is less then Rs 750. Demat Account is mandatory. Commodity trading is not available for retail investors. Call & trade cost extra Rs 25 per call after first 20 free calls in a month.	In addition to opening a trading account with HDFC Securities Ltd, you will also be required to open a savings bank account (quarterly minimum balance of Rs 5000) and a DP (depository participant) account with HDFC Bank. Very high brokerage charges Charge minimum brokerage of Rs 25
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Promo / Offers	ICICI 3-in-1 Account ICICI Direct offers a 3-in-1 account, a combination of saving bank, trading and demat account. It offers one-click investment in Equity, Derivatives, Mutual Funds, IPO, ETF, Life Insurance, General Insurance, Currency, and Fixed Deposits. Interested in opening a trading account? Request Callback from a stock broker.	HDFC 3-in-1 Account HDFC Securities offers a full-service 3-in-1 account, a combination of saving bank, trading and demat account. One account to investment in Equity, Derivatives, Mutual Funds, IPO and Fixed Deposits. Special Offer: Rs 750 demat account AMC is waived when you open your 3-in-1 account. Interested in opening a trading account? Request Callback from a stock broker.
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